1930's Clothing and Styles

 

By: John Brunner & Fletcher Groseclos

Female Dress                        

• Joan Crawford, early 1930's shot with a 1920's style dress.

 • Previous decade's style

dress (Like in most decades) carried over to early years of new decade.

• Similar dresses were popular during the early 1930's

Female Dress                                   Sears Spring 1934

Female Dress

From a San Francisco Bay Area

Winter Catolog 1930

Female Dress

• One of the major styles found in the 1930's was the mid-calf length dress

 • Asymmetrical, tilted hats

also very popular

1934

1933

Female Dress- Cloche Hats

Female Dress- Easter 1941 McWhirter's Catalog ad

• Like with every decade, syles from the previous decade were still popular in the early years.

 • Clutches• Evening gowns with

sleeves

Women's League of Health and Beauty

Justine Henin, 2006

A great example of clothing change is in women's tennis wear.

Summer Olympics 1900

Female Dress

Beach Fashions1938 Catolog

 Female Hair Hair Styles- Perm

• First Prize Style won at the Hairdressing Fashion Show London, 1935

•  Differs from 1920's hairstyle becuase of short length

Female Hair Styles

Male Hair Styles

           President Franklin D. Roosevelt            Louis Armstrong

Male Hair Styles

                                        Common Male Hair Styles

Male Hair Styles

                                          

Male Dress

            Beachwear               Farm Clothing              Formal Attire  

Male Dress

            Formal Attire           Children's Clothing        Golf Clothing

Footwear

Sandals 1935

Footwear

Laced Shoes1936 -1939

Footwear & Other Accessories

                                                                      Aris Allen Black 1930s                 1930s Tie   Velvet Oxford        

Women's Hats

                               Hats in 1930                                   1935             1936                                          1937

                                                       Undergarments

Kestos Bra Y Front Briefs

She's got a flask!Utility garter belts?!?!?!

Cosmetics/ Hairstyles

Bright red lips, thin eye brows, and longer finger nails were all very popular in the 1930's.

Interesting Facts•  In the 1930s, hats were worn for a sporty or

flirtatious appeal. One of the most typical styles that captures the era is the "Florentine" hat.

• "Real" fur wraps and floral print dresses were very popular in the 1930s.

• Jockey briefs were so popular that over 30,000 pairs were sold within three months of their introduction. Cooper's  renamed their company to Jockey as know it today.

• The Women's League of Health and Beauty was a major movement in the 1930's in the UK and the USA that led to more acceptable, more modern fashion and cosmetic practices.

Glossary of Terms      · Florentine (Hat)- the most typical hat style that

captured the 1930s era      · Cloche Hats- Style of hat popular in 1920's and early 1930's       · Y-Front Briefs- First modern style of Men's underwear invented in 1935      · Kestos Bra- First "modern" style bra, resembles best what we see today      ·  Women's League of Health and Beauty- "Promoted the idea of a healthy mind and a healthy body" for the woman.

Glossary of Terms

•  Glen Plaid- A suit pattern in the 1930s that included vertical and horizontal stripes intersecting at regular intervals to form a houndstooth check.

• Houndstooth Check- A pattern of broken or jagged checks.

• Twill Weave- One of three basic weave structures resulting in a characteristic diagonal pattern.

• Perm- A permanent weave, very popular in 1930's. Chemical treatment makes hair stay curled for long periods of time